by Charles Portis · Editorial Presença · tapa blanda · ISBN 9789722344784
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«True Grit: Indomável» is the Western novel by Charles Portis, published by Editorial Presença in paperback (180 pages, in Portuguese).
The story is narrated by Mattie Ross: at fourteen, after her father's murder, she decides to avenge him and pursues the culprit through Indian Territory. To do so, she hires Rooster Cogburn, a federal agent with expedient methods, and has LaBoeuf, a Texas Ranger seeking the same man.
It is Charles Portis's second novel, originally published in 1968; this Portuguese edition, translated by Fátima Andrade, appeared in 2011.
For readers of Westerns and American classics, and for those who want to discover the work behind its film adaptations.
Charles McColl Portis was an American author best known for his novels Norwood (1966) and the classic Western True Grit (1968). Both Norwood and True Grit were adapted as films, released in 1970 and 1969, respectively. True Grit also inspired a film sequel and a made-for-TV movie sequel. The second film adaptation of True Grit was released in 2010.
